Smooth touchdown does NOT = Good Landing: Beaver DHC-2 on Floats in Alaska
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- čas přidán 1. 10. 2020
- For a big airplane, this thing can land SHORT!
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The instructor is such a gem. Praising when you need it, being critical in a constructive way... lots of knowledge. I want to go train with that guy.
Awesome - Yes - Martin is great! The pandemic slowed down their plans to launch APEX, but watch for them to start accepting bookings soon.
FlightChops if only the borders would open! Haha
I like any instructor that's gonna tell you what you did wrong and why, instead of just biting your head off.
Let me bite myself for it, and then tell me it's alright because we'll work on it.
I’ve known the guy (and flown with him) since 1985. He is an exceptional pilot and instructor.
@@FlightChops I can't wait. I don't care how much it costs, I want to do this program.
I just love pilot training. No defensiveness. No ego. Just everyone's there for the same reason: recognize that we're not perfect, practice to improve, embrace all criticism, and never stop learning.
With a good instructor and student like this it's a beautiful thing to watch!
I took my 1st float plane ride this summer in Alaska off of Prince of Whales Island. We went to a floating home in Thorne Bay. It was an amazing experience. Flying in a beaver Built-in 1955 was amazing.
Everything about this is great...the cinematography, sound, people, plane! I was right there with you working on those landings. I can't wait to do floats myself. Also really like the comment about a smooth touchdown does not equal a good landing. So true. Thanks again, Steve, for sharing this amazing content!
It’s so nice to see people who have the opportunity to do this in life. I’m not a pilot but the first thing I would do in preflight prep is pray for fair winds and a clear head. Wish I could fly along and thanks for this video and taking us along for the experience. Amazing process in an amazing machine. God’s speed
I love that quote about smooth landings not meaning good landings
Reminds me of a bit of wisdom that has stuck with me throughout the years. It's about mindset and willingness to be humble with your achievements and to bask both in your shortcomings and the struggle to overcome them. Someone who stops learning 10hrs and keeps doing the same thing for the next 100 hrs will most often be outdone by the person who was willing to learn for 11hrs. FlightChops has stayed humble and been actively learning this whole time and that's why even at 600 hrs he flies like he has a LOT more hours under his belt. Truly an inspiration.
Beautiful day for that wow! Beautiful airplane too
That smooth deep radial sound makes the whole video sound awesome
600 hours, i was expecting few thousand. Sometimes mindset is more important than just experience
There's more than one NTSB crash investigation with a multi-thousand hour ATP who couldn't be told what to do by anybody. The sad part is that they usually take several people out with them, as well.
As Martin said, he made sure that every one of them was a learning experience. 600 hours of training do make an excellent pilot...
Its not the amount of hours its the quality of hours! ..Awesome Job Steve..
Thanks!
"It's not the years, honey, it's the milage" - Dr. Indiana Jones, 1936.
Two things have combined to make float/seaplanes irresistible to me. Tales of the Gold Monkey, and TaleSpin.
Talespin! YES!
"Tales of the Gold Monkey" I had to google... and I was intrigued :P
He's a dang good instructor. Props!
Motors.
Just something magical about radials coughing as they turn over and then burst into life. Could watch radials start all day....
roadsweeper1 Nice beaver,
-Leslie Neilson
That is hands down the most beautiful beaver I've ever seen! Great video :)
Congratulations...your films give me the pit of my stomach feeling I get when flying with a CFI. You capture the shots and the emotion....perfectly.
I really appreciate that feedback Simon!
Fantastic! I got my float rating over 25 years ago, no money to continue, this takes me back. Very good instructor, Mine was a bear!
Well done, Steve. You will just enjoy float flying more and more as time goes on. Don’t seek out much more, just more locations. The Beaver is a beautiful machine and time allows for appreciation.
Some of my best memories of living in Alaska as a child was with my Father, landing on Lake Hood, Sand Lake, and at Ted Stevens Int'l. Thanks for allowing me to relive those first days of me getting the flying bug again.
FlightChops you said you have about 600 total hours. I was wondering about what your break down is. ie duel tailwheel complex multiengine IFR or whatever thing you might like to track and why. Could be a good trip down memory lane episode. Great video thanks.
That engine start sound is awesome!
Unfortunately I lake the eloquence to properly describe just how awesome this series has been. This episode is no exception. Float operations are in my opinion the pinnacle of aviation and here it is being joined by a willing and studious pilot and one of the finest instructors I’ve seen. Thank you for sharing this experience with us.
This series has to be one of your best. As a pilot who no longer flies you have whet my appetite to get back in that seat. The beaver is such a beautiful kerosene canary. Alaska looks beautiful. Hav3 fun, fly safe and keep doing what you’re doing.
What an amazing instructor. If he teaches I might just go up to Alaska when this covid ordeal is over and learn from him. Too many instructors watch you about to a make a mistake. Grab the controls. Tell you the mistake but don’t explain why it’s a mistake and it’s effects. They don’t teach you how to correct it or what the effects could be. Not saying instructors shouldn’t step in when it’s a safety issue but when learning in a controlled environment it’s nice.
Just want to say that the Beaver in general and that Beaver in particular are beautiful aircraft, inside and out. I'm sure that big P&W radial is a treat to fly behind, too.
One of the best teaching vids - with a great instructor who knows that aircraft like no other - in some incredible scenery. Well done, sir.
I've added this training to my bucket list. I was fortunate enough to visit lake hood a few years back, what an amazing place. The thing I want now more than anything is to bring my 3 year old boy back there so he can experience it.
I can't believe this is only 45 min away from me! Apex float rating here I come!!!!
Any landing you can swim away from is a good landing.
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Haha good one
😂😂
But if you can swim back into it the next day, that's a great landing!
Hopefully nobody has to swim for it in an Alaskan lake.
Imagine going for training 2 years ago and just now putting it online. Thats alot of work thats going into these and we can tell! Awesome stuff
Thanks Chris - yeah it pained me to sit on this content for so long, but it was 3 TBs of raw footage, and I needed to have the time to give the edits the love they deserve!
The instructor is awesome 👍👏
Yeah he is very good and knows his craft........ It's a shame but there's a lot of instructors that suck and don't take it seriously. It's just a way to build up hours and I know a few people who gave up because of poor instruction.
Yeah definitely a professional instructor, as opposed to a professional pilot instructing as a stepping stone. Huge difference.
This is the airplane that I never knew I needed in MSFS 2020.
Would be cool to see more seaplane options, but the Icon is still a blast to fly .
What a beautiful piece FlightChops! Makes me want to move to Alaska and start flying (from scratch of course). Thanks for producing footage from the past, we all need this right now. Cheers!
It's not as expensive as most people think to just get a light sport license.
Love the paint scheme on the beaver.
Fascinating..looks like so much fun. You were probably exhausted afterwards. 😊
Love this series! Thank you so much for all the work you put in to share this with us Steve!
I absolutely love the DeHavilland Beaver and Alaska. Great landing. The last landing was the best
Lucky fella you are. That's one beautiful Beaver you're flying there sir
Just amazing. I love this instructor. Respect from UK :)
Talk about a bucket list item...Love that Beaver!
Awesome!.... Love the mighty Beaver. It’s such a nimble aircraft and a true joy to fly 👌🏼
So good, Steve. Thanks for sharing.
Great video and great landings. Awesome! Loved it and you have a fan in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil. Loved your videos and inspire many many pilots to be great pilot. Thanks for share!
The shots by the peaks were breathtaking! it also helps to have such a gorgeous classic airplane to add up. Amazing Work!
Oh man, I really LOVE this series! Keep up the good work, for me it's your best one yet!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I have a few hours in an amphib Beaver in Palm Coast, FL and then finished up my rating at Brown's in the Cub. The Beaver is such a wonderful, cool, airplane. Thanks very much for sharing! Excellent stuff!
Great to watch.The relaxed manner in which information was passed on and positive re enforcement from the instructor was fantastic
Excellent Flick! My God, what a tremendous airplane! Learned a lot from this. Flightchops, after watching you do your thing I have to agree. You are gifted, you are an excellent pilot. And this is a great instructor. Assertive yet not invasive.
Looks like so much fun. A flight in the front of a R-895 powered Beaver is on my bucket list.
My goodness, what an experience and what an airplane! Thanks for sharing it with us, Steve.
Happy to share!
Another great video Steve! The wide range of experience you have would make any pilot envious
Great video, Steve! I’m also just over 600 hours TT, and am somewhat envious that you had the opportunity to check out on one of the iconic airplanes of all time! As a Canadian expat in Texas, I can identify very much with your experience here! Really looking forward to the rest of the series!
Beautiful cinematography.
Sweet training video! Excellent instructor!
Another awesome video brother 👏 👍 🙌 👌. I love watching how you bring your passion to aviation for all of us to enjoy and experience it first hand.
Great coaching, great knowledge sharing.
I so enjoy living vicariously through you, Steve!
Happy to share :)
Worked on them for years but never had one airborne myself..... Good job 👍
absolutely fascinating, great video , definition of a great instuctor, a beautiful airplane and great scenery !
Wow. He gave you some great kudos! Way to go!
great episode ! I'm a big fan of Beavers. BIG. Fan. Of. Beavers.
Fantastic video! Thanks!
Great instructor. Really great content.
Awesome video steve. Martin sounds like a wealth of knowledge!
Great stuff. So interesting to watch. Thanks! Looks like you had a ball and the CFI was very cool,and had some great tips and explanations!
Happy to share, and glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice video thank for publishing
Better call a mechanic..... I think you busted your Fun Meter ...
Nice work. Glad you are getting theses videos put out for us to watch
Lovely vid, great flying Steve. Loving these episodes.
The different aspects of aviation is incredible.
Nice Beaver
Could have titled this one: "There's nothing like a well trimmed Beaver"
- it would have totally applied... but also, just no.
@@FlightChops lol
Thanks! I just had it stuffed! (obscure reference 😃 )
@@FlightChops I've always preferred a nice little well groomed landing strip myself.
@@SmittySmithsonite lmao. Love naked gun
I just love this series, Steve! Well done! 👍🏻
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Great video!!! Congratulations
Amazing content again. Just pure flying content for the real avgeek :)
Awesome - thanks!
What a beautiful spot! Great footage, Steve, and NICE flying BTW. 👍😎
Thanks 👍
This video was very informative, had my full attention the full 20:40 minutes. Thank you, for sharing once again. The 'Left Seater' seems to make the plane an extension of his body, the DHC-2 Beaver is the best airplane (in my opinion), for this type of travel, whether it be for business or Recreation. Happy Landings!
You are living my dream - thx for sharing it
Haha. Sorry - and glad to share it :)
I flew in a beaver as passenger, a very memorable day. This is very very cool.
That's incredible!
Amazing shots in the mountains!
You have insanely good quality content for the amount of subs u have....this is better content that people with a million can manage
Feedback appreciated :)
Some of the planes Kenmor Air has built just make me slobber like a Bull Dog. Such a great, great plane.
He says it perfect...water grabs those floats. Be ready for that stick back on touch. You don't want to get that weight forward...game over!
Enjoy the beav!
Another fantastic video Steve, the video ended and I was like "wtf already". The instructor seems like a top chap too his instruction style is fantastic, maybe one day I'll be able to head out there myself and train to fly the beaver with him.
Hopefully I am going to be sorting out my tailwheel differences training in a few weeks...as long as we don't end up in another hard lock down situation.
I look forward to the next instalment.
Martin is shy to watch the videos - so I will pass this comment among - he will appreciate it.
Wow, that’s amazing
Final landing was beautiful!!
Wow what a great video
That looked really fun :)
Excellent pilot with so few hours, amazing.
Thanks a lot!
This was very entertaining
Man, I love beavers!
“I love my TBM 850!!”
Steve: “That’s so cute...”😏
he is an excellent teacher
that was awesome!
Can't wait for my float training...!
Just noticed the 337 in the background of the hanger shots, in a nice scheme too. I want it!
Love this channel. Greetings from South Africa
I am so sad I didn’t get to go there as I had planned this year :(
@@FlightChops Come to Port Elizabeth next year. Would love to meet you Steve. There is quite a bit to see here. Plenty of wild life reserves within an hours drive from here. 43 Flight school is an hour and a half drive from here. Largest flight training establishment below the equator. Regards
Legend has it that the De Havilland Beaver design was based upon a lot of input from experienced bush pilots; they got the plane they wanted; it's perfect.
Great video. Wow, I can’t believe you have 600 hours. The way you fly is like pilots with thousands of hours.
Thanks - I'm lucky to have had a lot of widely variable experiences in a short amount of time - my stick and rudder is pretty ok...
Procedures and systems management are things that I can still struggle with due to lack of over all experience.
dang that must be so much fun. I'm so jellies
This is very helpful for those about to get their pilots license